East Surry is 0-4 against West Wilkes since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Surry Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m.
East Surry fell victim to West Forsyth and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the Titans. The game marked that first time this season in which East Surry was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, West Wilkes put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Lake Norman onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering West Wilkes has won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Surry now has a losing record at 2-3. As for West Wilkes, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
East Surry might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from West Wilkes in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for East Surry, Haley McManus (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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